Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” means any of the following:

Cause. The Company shall have “Cause” to terminate Executive’s employment hereunder upon:

Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment during the Employment Period for Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” means # gross incompetence, gross negligence, or willful misconduct in connection with the performance of the Executive’s duties or breach of a fiduciary duty owed to the Company or any affiliated company; # conviction of or entering of a guilty plea or a plea of no contest with respect to a felony or a crime of moral turpitude or commission of an act of embezzlement or fraud against the Company or any affiliated company; # any material breach by the Executive of a material term of this Agreement, including, without limitation, material failure to perform a substantial portion of his/her duties and responsibilities hereunder; or # deliberate dishonesty of the Executive with respect to the Company or any affiliated company.

Cause. With respect to any employee or Consultant # if the employee or Consultant is a party to any employment or service agreement with the Company or its Affiliates and such agreement provides for a definition of Cause, the definition contained therein; or # if no such agreement exists, or is such agreement does not define Cause then # the commission of, or plea of guilty or no contest to, a felony or a crime involving moral turpitudes or the commission of any other act involving willful malfeasance or material fiduciary breach with respect to the Company or an Affiliate; # conduct that results in or is reasonably likely to result in harm to the reputation or business of the company or any of its Affiliates; # gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to the Company or an Affiliate; # materials breach of an agreement with the Company or an Affiliate (including, without limitation, any loyalty, noncompetition, nonsolicitation or confidentiality agreement); or # material violation of state or federal securities law. With respect to any Director, a determination by a majority of the disinterested Board members that the Director has engaged in any of the following: # malfeasance in office; # gross misconduct or neglect; # false or fraudulent misrepresentation inducing the director's appointment; # willful conversion of corporate funds; or # repeated failure to participate in Board meetings on a regular basis despite having received proper notice of the meetings in advance. The Committee, in its absolute discretion, shall determine the effect of all matters and questions relating to whether a Participant has been discharged for Cause.

Cause. “Cause” means # any material act (that remains uncured for thirty (30) days following written notice from the Company) which permits the Company to terminate a written employment agreement or similar arrangement between Executive and the Company, for “cause” or a substantially equivalent term as defined in such agreement or arrangement, or # in the event there is no such agreement or arrangement, or the agreement or arrangement does not define the term “cause” or a substantially equivalent term, then “Cause” means: # an act of personal dishonesty taken by Executive in connection with his responsibilities as an employee and intended to result in substantial personal enrichment of Executive, # Executive being convicted of, or a plea of nolo contendere to, a felony, # a willful act by Executive which constitutes gross misconduct and which is injurious to the Company, or # following delivery to Executive of a written demand for performance from the Company which describes the basis for the Company's reasonable belief that Executive has not substantially performed his duties, continued violations by Executive of Executive's obligations to the Company which are demonstrably willful and deliberate on Executive's part.

Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment during the Employment Period either with or without Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall have the meaning set forth in the General Severance Plan (as defined below) or, if the Executive’s termination occurs within six (6) months prior to or twenty-four (24) months following a Change in Control, the meaning set forth in the Change in Control Severance Plan.

Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” means # Executive’s failure to satisfactorily perform Executive’s duties after there has been delivered to Executive a written demand for performance which describes the specific deficiencies in Executive’s performance and the specific manner in which Executive’s performance must be improved, and which provides thirty (30) business days from the date of notice to remedy such performance deficiencies; # Executive’s conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude which the Board believes has had or will have a detrimental effect on the Company’s reputation or business, # Executive engaging in an act of gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of his or her employment obligations and duties, # Executive’s committing an act of fraud against, material misconduct or willful misappropriation of property belonging to the Company; # Executive engaging in any other misconduct that has had or will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s reputation or business; or # Executive’s breach of any material written Company policy that has been communicated to Executive in advance of Executive’s breach, the Executive Invention Assignment and Confidentiality Agreement or other unauthorized misuse of the Company’s trade secrets or proprietary information.

Cause. If the Participant’s Service terminates for Cause, then Participant’s Options shall expire on such Participant’s date of termination of Service, or at such later time and on such conditions as are determined by the Committee, but in any event no later than the expiration date of the Options. Unless otherwise provided in an employment agreement or an Award Agreement, Cause shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan.

Cause. “Cause” means the occurrence of any of the following actions or events: # Executive’s willful material misconduct or material breach of any written agreement between Executive and the Company (including without limitation this Agreement or the Executive’s Confidentiality Agreement), # Executive’s conviction of, or plea of guilty or no contest to, any felony, or of or to a crime involving moral turpitude, # the performance of an illegal act by Executive while purporting to act on the Company's behalf, or engaging in activities directly in competition or antithetical to the best interests of the Company or any Affiliate, including but not limited to material personal dishonesty, in each case, which is materially injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of, or is otherwise materially injurious to, the Company or any Affiliate, # fraud or unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information or trade secrets of the Company or any Affiliate or any other party to whom Executive owes an obligation of nondisclosure as a result of Executive’s relationship with the Company, # an intentional violation of any federal, state or local law or regulation applicable to the Company or any Affiliate or their business, or # Executive’s continued failure to perform Executive’s duties or responsibilities to the Company or any Affiliate or deliberate violation of a Company policy, including but not limited to those relating to insider trading or sexual harassment in each case as determined by the Board, in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cause shall only exist after; # the Board delivers written notice to Executive of the Board’s determination that Cause exists; # such notice sets forth in reasonable detail such facts and circumstances, along with the Board’s determination, in its discretion, of whether such events are reasonably capable of being corrected; and # only if the Board has determined that such events are reasonably capable of being corrected, Executive has failed to fully correct any of the events listed above within 10 days following delivery to Executive of the Board’s written notice of its determination that Cause exists. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event the Board determines, in its discretion, that such events constituting Cause are not reasonably capable of being corrected, Cause shall be deemed to exist immediately upon the Board’s delivery of the written notice described in the [foregoing clauses (x) and (y)])].

Cause. “Cause” shall mean the Bank’s determination in good faith that Executive: # has misappropriated, stolen or embezzled funds or property from the Bank, or the Company, or any of their respective affiliates, or secured or attempted to secure personally any profit in connection with any transaction entered into on behalf of the Bank, or the Company or any of their respective affiliates, # has been indicted or arrested on a felony, # has neglected his duties hereunder, # has materially violated a provision of Section 4 hereof, # has willfully violated or breached any material provision of this Agreement in any material respect or violated any material law or regulation or # any other misconduct by Executive that is injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of the Bank, or the Company, or any of their respective affiliates.